3D's Need to See: Special Moon-landing Edition

Today is the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11′s historic moon landing.  In honor of that, BAM has asked me to recommend a few things related to the space program that you need to see. 

The first movie is not about the moon landing, but rather the failed mission that came after it.  I’m talking, of course, about “Apollo 13.”  “Apollo 13″ features an amazing cast, was nominated for nine OSCARS including Best Picture, and did very well at the box office too.  If you haven’t seen it, this is one movie about the space program you NEED to see.

If you are interested in a movie about the early space program, I can’t recommend anything more highly than the 1983 adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s fabulous book, “The Right Stuff.”  Another Best Picture nominee featuring a wonderful cast (some of them very early in their careers), this movie was responsible for making me interested in the space program when I was a kid.